The
fire station was designed by the
architectural firm Bruce & Morgan and built in 1894. The building, a two-story brick structure, was built in the
Romanesque Revival style. Located at the intersection of
Boulevard and
Auburn Avenue in the
Sweet Auburn neighborhood, the station was the first one in
Atlanta to hire
African American firefighters. The station would continue to serve the neighborhood for several decades, and by 1986, it was the oldest operating fire station in the city. In 1991, the station closed, and in 1995, it was renovated and converted to a
museum on the history of
desegregation in the
Atlanta Fire Department. Among the items in the museum's collection are two of the station's original
brass firepoles and a 1927
American LaFrance fire engine. Today, the building is the oldest freestanding fire station in the city. The building is a
contributing property of the
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and is located next to
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. == References ==